Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead , by sticking inflexibly for instant PR , claiming all the credit for constitutional reform , and continuing to rubbish Labour , Paddy Ashdown did his own party , and the cause of constitutional reform , a disservice . |
| 2 | The hot water cylinder is , in fact , used as the ‘ heat sink ’ for many solid fuel boiler systems allowing somewhere for excess heat to be dissipated ( sometimes a bathroom towel rail is used for the same purpose ) . |
| 3 | Groups formed in this way tended to remain relatively stable , moving as a whole from one activity to another , although in a few classes they were formed only for specific activities ( generally mathematics ) and disbanded for the rest of the day . |
| 4 | The new guidelines will tell the police to give no more than two cautions , except in rare circumstances , and to caution only for minor offences . |
| 5 | Tranquillizers should be prescribed only for short periods to help patients through crises where their levels of anxiety are such that their coping ability is grossly impaired . |
| 6 | But I am trying to work out when I can walk Paul Buttle 's circuit of the Lakes , devised especially for Outdoor Action . |
| 7 | Engineers are devising a modular robot ( see picture ) comprising standard sections that can be joined together for specific applications . |
| 8 | The Peta was intended only for local defence but there was also the Hei-Ho whose strength in Java was close on 25000 . |
| 9 | The unexplained gap between the pay of 26-year-old men and women was 51 per cent allowing only for educational background and employment experience , or 38 per cent allowing also for information on job characteristics . |
| 10 | A spokesperson for the band confirmed a national tour is currently being pieced together for late autumn . |
| 11 | The Primary Enterprise Pack — This support pack has been developed especially for primary school teachers by the Polytechnic of North London . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , it must be recognized that co-operation by itself can not compensate entirely for inadequate funding . |
| 13 | Equations ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) can be solved analytically for spherical impactors in an isothermal atmosphere if and C H are held constant . |
| 14 | Although particulate traps can be made to work effectively for short periods under favourable conditions there is some way to go before they are reliable enough for the rough and tumble of ordinary operating conditions . |
| 15 | At least it provided somewhere for Lucien to anchor his attention . |
| 16 | It cares little for social conventions , either . |
| 17 | In June Lithuanians had voted overwhelmingly for Russian troops to be withdrawn by the end of 1992 ; Latvia and Estonia had reportedly also made the same demand . |
| 18 | This is the exclusive preserve of the cave explorer who cares less for personal discomfort . |
| 19 | Sir Leon Brittan has tried to argue that the concept of sovereignty is fundamentally archaic and cranky , fit only for medieval speculation . |
| 20 | One Midlands wine wholesaler was ordered to clear dust from a warehouse floor used only for cased goods , the association said . |
| 21 | When recruiting , the Profitboss looks only for potential profit contribution , for profit-seeking attitudes and ability . |
| 22 | Although Doodlebug breaks no new ground and may not prove challenging enough for hardened players , it 's still a neat little platformer . |
| 23 | He also found evidence , however , to support the contention that the country 's nuclear power programme was designed only for civilian power generation . |
| 24 | The original airstrip was designed only for short nights to the mainland in the days when the Foreign Office was encouraging the seduction of the Falklands by Argentina . ’ |
| 25 | Once more , however , they provided only for small numbers and their success even in establishing this few in permanent work or independence appears to have been small . |
| 26 | The main service on offer is the Schwab One International account which has been designed especially for international investors . |
| 27 | Designed especially for young hands , from age three upwards , the puzzles have 24 extra-large pieces , and are all based on popular nursery rhymes — including Humpty Dumpty , Hey Diddle Diddle and Old MacDonald 's Farm . |
| 28 | If it is to be more than a symbolic marker of the moment when North and South decided in principle to work together for mutual survival , a number of decisions on how to administer it will have to be made . |
| 29 | BRING YOUR PATIO TO LIFE WITH PLENTY OF COLOUR , SUCH AS A COLLECTION OF BRIGHT LONG-LASTING FLOWERS IN POTS GROUPED TOGETHER FOR MAXIMUM IMPACT . |
| 30 | Small farms were assigned to sons of noblemen and promising warriors , on condition they reported annually for military service . |